Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025

Tabled by Özlem Demirel, Marc Botenga, Irene Montero, Isabel Serra Sánchez, Danilo Della Valle, Estrella Galán

19. Reiterates its concern about Removed: Russia’s intensified militarisation and its aggressive posture towards the EU Member States, increased geopolitical, climate-change- Added: intensified militarisation of the Arctic region by Russia and Arctic NATO states, increased geopolitical, climate-change and resource-driven competition in the Arctic as well as Removed: malign activities in European territorial waters and exclusive economic zones, including through Added: environmentally harmful activities, including the activities of the Russian shadow fleet; Removed: is also concerned about increased Chinese presence and the deepened cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, including joint exercises; stresses that it is essential to counterbalance Russia and China’s growing influence and military presence Added: stresses the need to protect the fragile environment of the Arctic and underlines the importance of overall stability and peace in the region; Added: stresses that the EU should pursue policies that ensure the highest priority for protecting the Arctic region, which in turn is one of the principal global climate regulators and is a major source of income for the inhabitants of the region, underlining the need for knowledge- and science-based policy that involves local Arctic communities and knowledge institutions; points out that the Arctic states have on several occasions declared their commitment to and worked towards resolving possible conflicts of interest in accordance with the principles of international law; emphasises that, despite the differences between the Arctic and Antarctic, but also due to their similarities, the Antarctic Treaty creates a framework for peaceful research and cooperation without becoming entangled in territorial disputes; calls, in this regard, for work on a similar framework for peaceful research and cooperation in the Arctic context; underlines the importance of overall stability and peace in the Arctic in accordance with the principles of international law; Removed: calls for concrete and effective action by the EU and its Member States using all available means and maximum strategic creativity to stop the shadow fleet, enhance Arctic and maritime domain awareness through enhanced surveillance, intelligence sharing and satellite monitoring, and protect critical infrastructure; stresses the need for the EU to ensure the effective monitoring of its external maritime borders to prevent illegal activities; is concerned by non-EU countries’ interference in Greenland, notably inflammatory narratives and … well as the US Government’s formulation of explicit threats against Greenland’s sovereignty; Added: strongly condemns these repeated threats to the territorial integrity of Greenland by the US President and his administration, by their assertion of direct territorial claims against Greenland, including the threat of military force;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.001v01-00